Blue Lock has cemented itself as one of the most popular new series of the last few years. The over-the-top soccer series has resonated with anime and manga fans, even those who don’t usually care about soccer. During this meteoric rise to fame, the show has been frequently compared to Squid Game, the death game series that became a surprise smash hit in 2021. However, while the comparison is understandable, it’s slightly off, as Blue Lock is much closer to another legendary death game franchise, Battle Royale. It’s easy to see why Blue Lock and Squid Game get compared frequently. While the Blue Lock manga started in 2018, it didn’t start picking up fans in America until the English release of the first volume in mid-2021. This would cause the series to quickly develop momentum, which would peak just as the anime, animated by Eight Bit, arrived on TV screens in October 2022. Squid Game made its worldwide debut on Netflix on September 17th, 2021, instantly becoming one of Netflix’s most popular and talked about shows. Because of this, many people discovered Blue Lock and Squid Game at around the same time, and as both have death game elements, they naturally lumped them together, seeing them as part of the same death game revival that has been growing in popularity in recent years.One of the most critical elements Blue Lock and Battle Royale share is their use of the Japanese government. In Battle Royale, the Japanese government (called the Republic of Greater East Asia in the book, as it is set in an alternative history) sets up a program to curb delinquency and deter rebellion. This program, called Battle Royale, sees the government send a group of middle school students to a deserted island. On this island, the students must fight until only one remains alive. In Blue Lock, the Japanese government, angered by the national team’s loss at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, decided on a new training program. This program selects three hundred young strikers and takes them to a prison-like facility dubbed “Blue Lock.” While at the facility, they will train and compete against one another until only a few remain. Plus, all the eliminated players will be barred from playing for the national team, meaning every eliminated player has their dream shattered.
Blue Lock has cemented itself as one of the most popular new series of the last few years. The over-the-top soccer series has resonated with anime and manga fans, even those who don’t usually care about soccer. During this meteoric rise to fame, the show has been frequently compared to Squid Game, the death game series that became a surprise smash hit in 2021. However, while the comparison is understandable, it’s slightly off, as Blue Lock is much closer to another legendary death game franchise, Battle Royale.
It’s easy to see why Blue Lock and Squid Game get compared frequently. While the Blue Lock manga started in 2018, it didn’t start picking up fans in America until the English release of the first volume in mid-2021. This would cause the series to quickly develop momentum, which would peak just as the anime, animated by Eight Bit, arrived on TV screens in October 2022. Squid Game made its worldwide debut on Netflix on September 17th, 2021, instantly becoming one of Netflix’s most popular and talked about shows. Because of this, many people discovered Blue Lock and Squid Game at around the same time, and as both have death game elements, they naturally lumped them together, seeing them as part of the same death game revival that has been growing in popularity in recent years.
One of the most critical elements Blue Lock and Battle Royale share is their use of the Japanese government. In Battle Royale, the Japanese government (called the Republic of Greater East Asia in the book, as it is set in an alternative history) sets up a program to curb delinquency and deter rebellion. This program, called Battle Royale, sees the government send a group of middle school students to a deserted island. On this island, the students must fight until only one remains alive. In Blue Lock, the Japanese government, angered by the national team’s loss at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, decided on a new training program. This program selects three hundred young strikers and takes them to a prison-like facility dubbed “Blue Lock.” While at the facility, they will train and compete against one another until only a few remain. Plus, all the eliminated players will be barred from playing for the national team, meaning every eliminated player has their dream shattered.
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